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Follow suit

This time has come for some reverse deconstruction. Suits have been getting less and less complicated for decades, but the resurgence of the three-piece suit is putting a stricter sartorial rubric back into menswear. Wearing a three-piece requires rigorous discipline (no slouching), but it’s worth it, as they are slimming, even on big fellas. This winter, there’s everything from a spray-on version of Wall Street sharpness at Dolce & Gabbana (left) to an almost western, Doc Holliday gunslinger approach from Paul Smith, and Victorian references in cuts and materials by the British tailor Oliver Spencer.

THOU SHALT COVET

Derek Rose pyjamas

“I know when to go out. I know when to stay in, get things done.” Thanks, David Bowie, I know exactly how you feel — and once I’m behind closed doors, I see no point in wearing outdoor clothes. Instead, I embrace the indoor leisure ethic and decant myself into